St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-02
THE EXPRESS ROBBERS.
They are Now Behind the Prison
Ears at ST. Louis.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-. Jan. 1.-The letter adj
dressed to the Globe-D emocrat by Jim Cum
mingS on Dec. 9, 1856, which Detective
Pinkerton found among Fred Wittrock's
effcts in Leavenworth, Kan, it published
here this morning. 1t concludes as follows:
You have no idea what it is to have the
whole machinery Of Pinkerton's force set at
work to hunt man up. To show you, for
instance. the fearful expense and thorough
ness to which Pinkerton went, will simply
say that no one in Kansas City, ST. Joseph or
Topeka could buy a copy of the st. Louis
of the issue which contained an ac-
count of tho receipt of the four packages [
mailed TO them from Topeka, without being
followed to their houses or questioned by
some one in the employ of some detective
agency, Pinkerton's | suppose. So, Mr..
Editor, don't give them too hard O rub, for
they are working like Sam Hill, but they will
never find the clue as long as they keep
thinking FotheriDgham had hand in the
robbery.
lie closed by asserting most solemnly
that Fotheringham had no knowledge
whatever of the robbery. The Adams Ex-
press robbers are at last beginning to
TURN UP IN THIS CITY.
This morning Robert PinkertoE and
Supt. Damsel, Of the Adams Express COM
pany, having in charge Fred Wittrock, ar
rived from Kansas City, and Assistant Su-
perintendent Robertson, of the Pinkerton
agency, brought the accomplice, Weaver,
from Chicago. 1t was pretty well known
that Pnkerton was on his way to this city
with Wittrock, and when the train arrived
there was large and curious crowd at the
station anxious to catch glimpse of the
famous Jim Cummings. Mr.. Pinkerton
| aided his prisoner from the car, and, fol-
lowed by MI. Damsel, they entered car
rage and were driven rapidly
| to the Four Courts. where the
| prisoner was delivered over TO
Jailor Segmund, who took him in charge
and jim Cummings is at last placed behind
! the bars. Doc" Robertson also took his
prisoner to the Four Courts, where he was
given into the custody of the local police
and Immediately placed in jail. AS soon
| as the prisoners were released from the
clutches of the Pinkertons it became posi-
| bic 10 obtain interviews with them, but
neither had much to say. Whittrock said
that he and Haight had planned the rob
! berry, and all the stories about Mis-. Haight
having done the head work was mere talk
ard nothing more. FOtheringham had
known nothing about the robbery and sus-
pected nothing wrong after he wv hittrock)
| had entered the car until he was thrown
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their prisoners to the police MI. FiEkerton
and Doc Robertson proceeded to the
Southern hotel. The former while eating
| his breakfast
TALKED FREELY
to a reporter about his connection with the
case, and said:
We have nearly completed the work now,
and have turned up the larger part Of the
money, about $50, 900. We have not added
| up all of our finds, but these figures are
pretty nearly correct There are still $1,000
Or $4,000 out, and we expect to recover the
greater part of it. My brother Billy, and
some of our agents, are looking that up now.
So you see the express company are not such
very heavy losers after sill. The major por
ton of the money was found under Oscar
Cooks house. He was an accessory after the
fact, and if convicted can be made to serve {
good term in prison. Mrs. Haight knew
nothing Of the robbery until after it was
! done, ana She has not even been arrested
Wittrock and Haight did the planning
Weaver weakened at the last moment. HI
was TO ride on the platform of the express
car, and was to give warning Of any ap
preaching danger, but he backed out. Witt
rock, however, had to put up $4,000 to induce
him to keep his mouth shut. All of tina
has been recovered except q few dollar
which he spent